The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) is an album by the Argentinian musician Astor Piazzolla.

'"[13] Robert Christgau noted that Piazzolla is "closer to Bartok the composer than to Ellington the orchestrator, and tends to limit improvisatory space.

Rough Dancer has more of whimsical feel, with the often perilous shifts in tempo and mood of the earlier record being handled in smoother fashion here.

"[14] Reviewing a reissue package, the Austin American-Statesman's Don McLeese opined that, "in a manner beyond form or category, this is some of the most sublimely mesmerizing music I've ever experienced.

"[16] The Plain Dealer concluded that it "vividly documents the composer's deep roots in the traditional dance form and the edgy innovations of his nuevo tango.